Instagrammable Holiday Party

Of course, #KaleSalad nullifies all calories, #amirite ? #WorkHolidayParty #lunch

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#Lunch at our annual #WorkHolidayParty (the main course was #FlatIronSteak with #blueCheese crumbles and #BalsamicVinegar )

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When a #lunch #dessert tastes like a entire slab of ganache, you know all is right with the world. #WorkHolidayParty #marquise NOT #mousse

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There are really two reasons why I have been absent from this blog for so long. The first is time. With three kids, it is worth even more than money. You have all heard that a mom barely has time to shower or go to the bathroom. (Guess what? That is so true! I am so grateful you do not have Smell-O-Vision now!) The second is content. I doubt that anyone would like to see my lunch of a half-eaten bowl of Spaghetti-Os that my youngest child rejected. And that is where Instagram comes into play. You only have to post one picture and it could be filtered to the max and is a totally false representation of your life! And that is the reason that I love it!

#BackToSchool #lunch for the big guy. #1stGrade #FirstGrade here we come! #firstdayofschool #1stdayofschool #lunchtime

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Low carb #doubledouble #hamburger 🍔 with a high carb side of #cheeseFries 🧀 🍟 #InNOut #AnimalStyle #YesImAHypocrite

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Perfectly pink #StrawberryIceCream 🍓 🍦 tastes best in the company of a #GibsonGirl and a mouse 🐭 -- #MickeyMouse that is! #Disneyland #DisneylandResort #Disney #IceCream @disneyland

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We try to do at least one #vegetarian meal 🥘 a week. Today is a bell pepper 🌶 heavy spaghetti 🍝! #meatlessmama

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So ... A Funny Thing Happened ...

I finally bit the bullet and joined Instagram this year. I am so technologically behind that I missed out on the usernames "passionateeater" and "passionate_eater," but I managed to snag "passionate.eater" before it evaded my grasp! Although no one except my one true fan (hi Mom!) checks this blog anymore, it feels like adultery (or blog-ltery) to post food pictures on Instagram and not on ole' food blog, so here are some (or, pretty much all) of my Instagram food pictures to date! Oh, and I am learning the art of the Instagram filter, so don't eviscerate the lackluster pictures, if you please.

Detoxing from "buffet overload" in #LasVegas with #tricolor #quinoa

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We polished off a sunny and creamy #mango #cake to celebrate August birthdays at the start of the month!

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How we do #ThomasKeller with #toddlers. Poolside take-out! #brunch #brunchtime #bouchon

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A beautiful site to behold! It is within walking distance to the Habit, so I think we are having a taste-off in the near future! #InNOut

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Playing tourist for the day! #sanfrancisco #sf #boudin @boudinbakery #lunch #lunchtime #onlyinsf

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My mother-in-law's #taiwanese #beefnoodlesoup a.k.a #niuroumien -- I married well! #lunch #lunchtime

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I admittedly went overboard with the chicken #hotdogs 🌭🌭 #shakeshack @shakeshack #lunch #lunchtime

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When is this New York institution coming to the Bay Area? Not soon enough! @shakeshack #shakeshack #lunch #lunchtime

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My first foray into #ChikFilA breakfasts. I have to say I think I am a McDonald's #breakfast type of girl. #breakfasttime

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The best way to incorporate bananas into one's diet. With a #banana #chocolate #moussecake of course.

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I almost passed up a humongous and free #snickerdoodle #cookie 🍪 at work because I thought it was pita bread 🥙! Thank goodness someone alerted me of the error of my ways before it was too late!

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#Quesadillas for the kids, a #bagel with #smokedsalmon and #creamcheese for me! #breakfast #breakfasttime

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Trying out the rebranded #SanFranciscoSoupCompany, @ladleandleaf , for #lunch today. Verdict? Exactly as I remembered! #lunchtime

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My kind of #MothersDay #flower -- a #smokedsalmon #rose 🌹 #brunch #brunchtime

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What is an #Instagram food feed without a ubiquitous snap of a #pizza 🍕 slice? (As you can tell, I was at a loss on how to caption this.) 😫#lunch #lunchtime

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Indulging in my #bunrieu craving thanks to @softy304 , this #Vietnamese 🍅 and 🦀 #soup is served with pillowy clouds of crab, egg, and ground pork. #lunch #lunchtime #noodlesoup

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Tender-crisp broccoli stir-fry with carrot 🥕slices. This side is a regular in our meal rotation. A huge time-saving tip is to use pre-washed florets from @Costco #dinner #dinnertime #Costco

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Sunday morning breakfast for my tiny men (that is why the eggs 🍳 are over hard and the hash browns are extra crispy). #breakfast #breakfasttime

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I have an unnatural addiction to saving old marinara sauce jars. Good thing this hoarding addiction comes in handy when the mood strikes for quick pickles! #hoarderproblems #quickpickles #quickles #masonjars

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Prepping #pineapple 🍍 for #DoleWhip and piña colada smoothies. If you can't go on vacation, bring the vacation to you! #aloha

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My lazy #girlscoutcookie #protip or #hack -- perch #samoas (aka #carameldelites ) on the rim of a cold glass of milk using a straw and cunningly eliminate a dirty dish! Or just wolf 'em down directly from the package... That pretty much accomplishes the same objective.

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I love the #falafel wraps at the small mom-and-pop stop in the lobby of my office building. The crispy lavash 🍞 is always generously slathered with hummus, harissa paste, and tahini, and the cubes of 🥒 and 🍅 are perfectly refreshing. #lunch #lunchtime

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This humpday calls for an especially decadent breakfast -- I think a #chocolate #eclair will do just fine. #breakfast #breakfasttime

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Nothing says "Sunday morning" like an enameled Dutch oven brimming with vegetables! #lunch #lunchtime

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We have never used the griddle on our retro stove, but it serves as a great place to set up a "mise-en-place" #lunch #lunchtime

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@Costco to the rescue! Rotisserie 🍗, pre-washed organic greens, 🍆 with green curry, and a quick stir-fry of zucchini and 🥕 for a speedy lunch prepped and cooked under 20 minutes! #lunch #lunchtime #Costco

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These fries 🍟 look sparse because "someone" sampled several from each container before taking this picture. #lunch #lunchtime @habitburgergrill

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The girth of this #hamburger was so substantial, the bun spontaneously split in half! A mini San-dwich Andreas fault line, if you will. #lunch #lunchtime @habitburgergrill

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Salmon #pokebowl with seasoned cucumbers, daikon, and seaweed salad. Beginning a journey of eating healthy, starting ... Now! #lunch #lunchtime

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